2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/path.go b/common/path.go
index 3468b3366..6e3259656 100644
--- a/common/path.go
+++ b/common/path.go
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ func DefaultDataDir() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func DefaultIpcPath() string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return `\\.\pipe\geth.ipc`
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(DefaultDataDir(), "geth.ipc")
+}
+
 func IsWindows() bool {
 	return runtime.GOOS == "windows"
 }
diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index 183d48fb3..d05c21eec 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
@@ -95,3 +96,13 @@ func (a *Address) Set(other Address) {
 		a[i] = v
 	}
 }
+
+// PP Pretty Prints a byte slice in the following format:
+// 	hex(value[:4])...(hex[len(value)-4:])
+func PP(value []byte) string {
+	if len(value) <= 8 {
+		return Bytes2Hex(value)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x...%x", value[:4], value[len(value)-4])
+}